School Levy Rise Delayed by Equalization Board Action
Final reports from the state board of equalization set Ada County valuations at 18.13 million dollars, with city and school district figures also listed. Mill levies rise for the county and school district, while city levy decisions await later action to finalize the fiscal year budget. County budget completion is postponed pending final board action on public service property valuation.
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Pontotoc County
State Board of Equalization
State Board
Nick Heard
Ada
Heard
Steering Committees Named for Trade Trip
All set for booster trip starting next Monday with three steering committees. Committee 1 led by W W M Pegg and G F B Branscome covers Monday and Thursday visiting Allen and Maxwell. Committee 2 led by John A Smith and J T Braly covers Tuesday and Friday visiting Stratford Sulphur Hickory Roff Fitzhugh and Vanoss. Committee 3 led by H J Huddleston and Albert Chamberlain covers Wednesday and Saturday visiting Konawa Sasakwa Francis Frisco Stonewall. Bands promised by Prof Hill and Prof Fentem.
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Ways and Means
Chamber of Commerce
W.W. M. Pegg
G. F B
Maxwell
John A. Smith
J. T. Braly
Stratford
Sulphur
Hickory
Roff and
Fitzhugh
Vaness
H. J. Huddleston
Albert Chamberlain
Konawa
Sasakwa
Francis
Frisco
Stonewall
Miss Ethel Chrane Counters Herrick Libel Suit
Miss Ethel Chrane filed a libel claim seeking 100000 against former Representative Manuel Herrick of Oklahoma. She alleged statements made by Herrick in presenting grounds for his prior 50000 breach of promise suit violate her reputation.
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Washington
Aut
Ethel Chrane
Manuel Herrick
Oklahoma
Herrick
Ada Seeks Revenge as Wilson Packers Visit for Two Games
The Ada Amateurs, nearing season’s end, host the Wilson Packers in a two game series on Sunday and Monday. Green notes rain delays but expects Ada to be in shape for the series. Practically the same lineup is planned. a later three game Cotton State league series with the Fort Worth Independents follows.
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Ada
Wilson Packers
Packers
Green
Fort Worth Independents
Cotton State League
Texas
Man Wanted Here Shot by Sheriff
OKMULGEE August 30 Emil Hugle fifty is believed dying in a hospital after a gun fight with county officers south of the city He was shot through the head by Deputy Sheriff M L Larimore Authorities were notified last night Hugle was in the city and was wanted at Ada Larimore and two other deputy sheriffs witnessed the shooting Hugle rushed out of brush with a drawn pistol and fired one shot at Larimore The bullet missed its mark and Larimore fired back according to the deputies
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Okmulgee
Emil Hugle
M. L. Larimore
Hugle
Ada Larimore
Larimore
Slain Hugle, Two Suspects Sought After Franks Incident
Official reports say Emil Hugle and Tom Bolen brandished pistols at a Franks church gathering and fled. Hugle, a Hartshorne resident, resisted arrest and was killed by Okmulgee county officers. Bolen submitted to arrest. Hugle had warned officers to come prepared.
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Emil “Hugle
Okmulgee
Pontotoc
Hugle
Tom Bolen
P. H. Deal
Franks
Bolen
Hartshorne
Deal
Rotary drilling eyed to cut costs on Stark farm well
Oil news notes American Oil and Refining company plans a rotary drilling method on a new well in section 16 4 6 at Stark farm. If it proves practical, many operators may switch to this cheaper approach to reach the sands using the rotary until sand is reached, then switch to standard tools.
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American Oil and Refining Company
Stark Farm
Muskogee Boys Killed Sleeping on Rails
In Sequoyah county near Gore Oklahoma two Vian youths Frank Williams 20 and Buster Bradshaw 15 were killed by an eastbound freight train while sleeping on Missouri Pacific tracks last night Williams lingered unconscious for about thirty minutes before dying Two companions warned them of the danger
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Muskogee
Missouri Pacific Railway
Frank Williams
Buster Bradshaw
Vian
Gore
Sequoyah County
Williams
Bradshaw
Marriages Recorded in England and Wales in 1919
In 1919 England and Wales registered 269 411 marriages marking a postwar rise as civil ceremonies continued under wartime changes. The figure reflects nationwide nuptials across diverse counties and communities, with social patterns shifting after World War I.
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England and
Wales
Health Official and aides charged with riot in Oklahoma
Dr A I Davenport state health commissioner and six health department staff were arrested in Canadian county on riot charges over alleged forced removal of C E Griffin's effects from property at Darlington. They surrendered at a hotel and were released on their own recognizance. Griffin had refused to vacate claiming a contract with the Masons.
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Oklahoma City
A. I. Davenport
State Health Department
T. C. Sackett
Canadian County
C. E. Griffin
Darlington
W. H. Flynn
John Thomas
Lee Mullinaux
A. W. Henry
Henry
Masonic Fraternity
Griffin
Masons
Davenport
Health official and six staff plead not guilty in rioting case
Dr A E Davenport state health commissioner and six state health department employees pleaded not guilty and were released on a $10 000 joint bond furnished by Dr H D Smith president of the Citizens National Bank of El Reno after arraignment before a Canadian county judge. The preliminary trial date was set for 9 oclock A M September 8.
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EL Reno
A. E Davenport
State Health Department
H. D. Smith
Citizen's National Bank of
William Wallace
Johnson enters not guilty plea in train robbery case
Charles Johnson, linked to the Okesa band that robbed a M E T passenger train and seized Liberty bonds and packages worth about 30000, pleaded not guilty to robbing the mails before US commissioner George B Mellett. Preliminary hearing set September 17, bond 50000, others to be arraigned Monday.
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Pawhuska
Okla
Charles Johnson
Okesa
Oklahoma
George B. Mellett
United States
Goldie Bates
al Spencer
Secret Service
Stanley Snyder
Bartlesville
Holdenville Counts New Bank Opens Saturday
Holdenville welcomes Merchants and Planters Bank opening Saturday after state banking commission grant on Wednesday. The bank carries a capital of $25,000 and marks a new financial institution in the town.
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Holdenville
the Merchants and Planters Bank
State Banking Commission
Fall planting for orchard and shade trees boosts survival
Farmers' Column recommends fall planting to let ground settle before leaves fall and sap rise, improving drought resilience. The note covers garden plans, turnips, chicken pasture with wheat and rye, and feeding greens to hens to sustain egg production. It closes with a cotton pest tip, giving a poison recipe for armyworms in Pontotoc county.
When to Grind Kafir for Hogs at the Kansas Station
Data from the Kansas experiment station compares feeding whole kafir versus ground kafir to hogs averaging 82 and 84 pounds. Ground kafir required 20 percent more kafir for 100 pounds gain than whole kafir, suggesting grinding pays if its cost is under a fifth of kafir’s price. If grinding costs exceed that, grinding is uneconomical.
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Kansas Experiment Station
Ada County Fair Preparations Rise After Rainy Spell
The past week’s rains and cool spell boost crop prospects and farm activity in Ada. Merchants report garden seed sales, farmers plan sowing wheat or barley, and land will be broken for next year. Next week’s fair will showcase progress across six townships despite earlier floods and drought, with livestock exhibits expected to improve. The county fair, evolving from the college’s first edition a decade ago, promises a stronger showing if cooler weather holds.
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Ada
Oklahoma Cotton Prospects Improve After August Rain
Oklahoma City states that heavy rains on August 21 brought cooler weather and better crop prospects. Rain was widespread though lighter in some areas, with Manguma totaling 2.30 inches and several cotton districts reporting over one inch. Kafirs, cotton and pastures benefited. Continued on Page Three.
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Oklahoma City
Manguma
Constable Sentenced in Military Probe Riot Case
Tulsa August 27 Arthur Finley constable at Broken Arrow was sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to rioting He confessed to participating in the flogging of Mrs Myrtle Goolsby at Broken Arrow in July 1922. Finley is linked to the Ku Klux Klan along with three others named in the case.
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Tulsa
Arthur Finley
Broken Arrow
Finley
J. C. Walton
Tulsa County
Baird H. Markham
Myrtle Goolsby
Goolsby
Slim
Spain
Senaca
Missouri
K Klux Klan
Court House
Invisible Empire
Tom Wallace
Asistant
W. M. Bills
Harve Acers
George Bradshaw
T. H Matthews
Bills
J. S. Lawhorn
Jenks
Bradshaw
Acers
Matthews
Ada to Host Confederate Veterans Reunion September 19
Ada prepares a full program for a Confederate veterans reunion set for September 19 to 21. Committees for finance and operations will drive funds this week to cover feeding and entertaining veterans, with four divisions led by Grigsby Blake Sage and Webster and a Monday morning meeting at the Chamber of Commerce to assign duties.
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Ada
M. C. Grigsby
John A. Smith
Baily Bobbitt
J. A. Biles
T. B. Blake
W. D. Little
Cora C. McKeel
Charlie Drummond
H. P. Sage
Jack Moore
C. O. Barton
J. W. Westbrook
M. M. Webster
H. W. Wells
Ed Granger
Minnie Clark
Chamber of ‘Commerce
Preliminary Hearing Set on Barry Drunken Driving Case
Justice H. J. Brown will hear R. L. Barry on August 31 regarding driving while intoxicated. County Attorney J. W. Dean notes public interest in the new 1923 statute allowing up to one year in prison or a $2000 fine. Barry obtained bonds and was granted release with bondsmen pledging appearance.
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H. J. Brown
R. L. Barry
J. W. Dean
Barry
Ada to Host Confederate Veterans Convention 1921
Ada prepares for the 1921 Confederate Veterans of Oklahoma state convention with a general committee from the Chamber of Commerce and Lions Club. About three hundred veterans are expected for three days of meetings, entertainment, and fundraising to cover convention expenses.
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The
Confederate Veterans of Oklahoma
Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Ada
Gray
Commerce
M. C. Wilson
A. M. Crow
Hugh Norris
Harry Scheinberg
M. C. Grigsby
Lions
M. O. Matthews
O. E. Parker
Fire of Unknown Origin Destroys Cushing Ice Cream Plant
A blaze in Cushing Oklahoma caused by unknown origin destroyed the White Manufacturing Co ice cream factory and Mancocks Son feed store early today. The ice cream machinery valued at 30000 was totally destroyed and the feed store loss placed at 15000. Total property loss estimated at 50000 with both buildings valued at 5600. Firemen fought the flames for about an hour and a half.
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Cushing
Okla
White Manufacturing Co
Mancocks & Son
Want Ad Alert Buy Sell Rent News Classified
Local classified notice urges readers to use the newspaper want ad service to place buy rent or sell listings. Includes emphasis on quick, broad reach for items services and properties. Advertising guidance highlights convenience and economy of placing a single ad for multiple needs.
Feud Ends in Coal County Slaying of Henry Burrow
Henry Burrow was shot three times and killed near the Pontotoc border by Henry Weatherly after a long feud. Weatherly, who carried a shotgun, surrendered to Coal County officers and was jailed in Coalgate awaiting arraignment. Burrow, once a local resident, had ties to this county. authorities from both counties are handling the case.
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Henry Weatherly
Henry Burrow
Pontotoc
Coal County
Weatherly
Burrow
Sheriff’s Office
Coal
Coal Couny
Coalgate
Cas
Prosecution seeks murder conviction in Weatherly case
John Crawford special prosecutor says the state will pursue a murder charge against Henry Weatherly for the slaying of Henry Burrow. Crawford and BE. N. Holland, Coal county attorney, visited the crime scene and stated the case justifies murder charges.
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Henry Weatherly
Henry Burrow
John Crawford
Crawford
BE. N. Holland
Coal County
Coach M Z Thompson Prepares East Central Tigers for Season
Coach M Z Thompson states that football preparations are ready with new equipment on hand and practice set to begin around September 4. Workers dig a pit and erect a tackling dummy while a bucking machine is under construction. Joe Milam arrived to take active charge and begin workouts for aspiring lettermen.
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M. Z. Thompson
Thompson
Joe Milam
East Central Tiger
Plans to ship Princess Anastasia's body to New York
London officials report the family of Princess Anastasia of Greece formerly Mrs William B Leeds plans to ship her body to New York after her death last night. The movement is being arranged amid funeral considerations and international coordination with authorities in New York City.
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London
Ave
Anastasia of
Greece
William B. Leeds
New York
Tok Eat
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Sherif
Johnson
Gentleman Bandit
Farmers
Byron Norrell
Agent Hill
Pontotoc Coun
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